Category: Faith stuff
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Online worship
I’ve been experimenting with reveal.js as a tool for creating self-guided worship services. It’s a bit of a geeky detour from my usual workflow, but it’s proving both fun and surprisingly useful. My first attempt is now live—feedback welcome!
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Jimmy Carter (1924-2024)
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You’re right – it’s a crutch
A walking staff is very valuable tool on all but the most trivial of hikes. Why would it be perjorative to think of faith as a crutch?
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Easter Sunday: Hymn of the day
A hymn by Charles Wesley
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Why fear the dark?
I’m not much of a lad for poetry and stuff, but this little poem by Dom Helder Camara struck a chord.
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Holy Saturday: The Gospel according to Monty Python
In which I see a link between Monty Python’s “dead parrot” sketch and Holy Saturday. (That’s today: Easter Saturday is next week)
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Good Friday: the scandal and victory of The Cross
The Cross is a scandal. We recoil from the horror of it, the shame and humiliation of it. We want the shout of victory, and hear instead the cry of desolation, “My God, My God! Why hast thou forsaken me?” It would be more bearable if the Cross were a result of the actions of…
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The Liturgy of Embarrassment: A Homily for Maundy Thursday
Kim Fabricius: ” when Jesus washes his followers’ feet, he is not just giving an illustration of humility. Peter and the others could have lived with that. No, here is a sign and anticipation of that ultimate subversion of all human power and authority which will take place the next day when Jesus is crucified…
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Holy Week: Maundy Thursday — In the Garden
A meditation I wrote some years ago… It is a beautiful place, this garden. A place of peace and plenty. We have been here many times, finding cool shade from the sun and solitude from the crowds. Even at night, this place among the olive trees offers a sense of security, a velvet shelter that…